(1) In anticipation of or during an emergency defined in subsection (4) of this section, the board of directors may:
Modify lines of succession to accommodate the incapacity of any director, officer,employee, or agent; and
Relocate the principal office or designate additional offices, or authorize officers todo so.
(2) During an emergency as contemplated in subsection (4) of this section, unless emergency bylaws provide otherwise:
Notice of a meeting of the board of directors need be given only to those directorswhom it is practicable to reach and may be given in any practicable manner, including by publication or radio; and
One or more officers of the nonprofit corporation present at a meeting of the board ofdirectors may be deemed to be directors for the meeting, in order of rank and within the same rank in order of seniority, as necessary to achieve a quorum.
(3) Corporate action taken in good faith during an emergency under this section to further the ordinary business affairs of the nonprofit corporation:
Binds the nonprofit corporation; and
May not be the basis for the imposition of liability on any director, officer, employee,or agent of the nonprofit corporation on the ground that the action was not authorized corporate action.
(4) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the directors cannot readily be obtained because of some catastrophic event.
Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 665, § 3, effective July 1, 1998. L. 2003: (1)(b) amended, p. 2337, § 287, effective July 1, 2004.